mayhaps
/ˈmeɪhæps/
"mayhaps" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“mayhaps” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Maybe; perhaps; possibly; perchance.
Corpus desk
Index EN-mayhaps · mayhaps · English
mayhaps · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | mayhaps |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | /ˈmeɪhæps/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “mayhaps” in English
Rare enough to double-check
mayhaps is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed /ˈmeɪhæps/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Maybe; perhaps; possibly; perchance.".
mayhaps doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From mayhap + -s. The correct English form is mayhaps, spelled M-A-Y-H-A-P-S.
Definition
- 1Maybe; perhaps; possibly; perchance.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how mayhaps appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
“There, below us -- a gathering of fluffy people! Mayhaps they've seen your Father! Marceline, release the Finn bomb!”
“The kindly man chuckled. “He is a man like any other, with light in him and darkness. It is not for you to judge him.” That gave her pause. “Have the gods judged him?” “Some gods, mayhaps. What are gods for if not to sit in judgment over men?"
Etymology
From mayhap + -s.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.